Method, apparatus, and system for frequency offset estimation and channel estimation

ABSTRACT

A method for frequency performing offset estimation and channel estimation includes performing frequency offset estimation on the received data, and obtaining a frequency offset estimation result when interference signals in received data are not obtained, After the interference signals in the received data are obtained, the method includes performing frequency offset estimation on the received data according to the interference signals, and obtaining a frequency offset estimation result. Channel estimation is performed on the received data according to the frequency offset estimation result, and a channel estimation result is obtained. Interference signals are obtained according to the frequency offset estimation result and the channel estimation result, where the interference signals are used as parameters of the frequency offset estimation.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2012/071768, filed on Feb. 29, 2012, which is hereby incorporatedby reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE APPLICATION

The present application relates to the field of wireless communicationtechnologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a systemfor frequency offset estimation and channel estimation.

BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICATION

A microwave multiple-input multiple-output (Multiple-InputMultiple-Out-put, MIMO) system may effectively increase spectrumutilization in wireless communication. Different from the wireless MIMO,the microwave MIMO adopts distributed outdoor units (OutdoorUnit, ODU)to transmit signals. The distributed ODUs are independent ODUs in eachbranch of multiple paths, with independent device parameters such asfrequency offset and phase noise of each branch. Therefore, each branchhas different frequency offset components.

The conventional MIMO frequency offset estimation method and channelestimation method consider only the case that the frequency offsets areconsistent. When the conventional method is used to perform frequencyoffset estimation on the distributed microwave MIMO system, thefrequency offset estimation result is inaccurate. In addition, due toinconsistency between the frequency offsets of ODUs, the channelestimation result includes residual frequency offset information and isalso inaccurate. Therefore, the conventional MIMO frequency offsetestimation method and channel estimation method are not applicable tothe frequency offset estimation and the channel estimation in thedistributed microwave MIMO system.

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION

The technical problem to be solved by the present application is toprovide a method, an apparatus, and a system for frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation to increase the accuracy of frequencyoffset estimation and channel estimation in a distributed microwave MIMOsystem.

To solve the preceding technical problem, embodiments adopt thefollowing technical solutions:

A method for frequency offset estimation and channel estimationincludes:

when interference signals in received data are not obtained, performingfrequency offset estimation on the received data, and obtaining afrequency offset estimation result; after the interference signals inthe received data are obtained, performing frequency offset estimationon the received data according to the interference signals, andobtaining a frequency offset estimation result;

performing channel estimation on the received data according to thefrequency offset estimation result, and obtaining a channel estimationresult; and

obtaining the interference signals according to the frequency offsetestimation result and the channel estimation result, where theinterference signals are used as parameters of the frequency offsetestimation.

An apparatus for frequency offset estimation and channel estimationincludes:

a frequency offset estimating unit, configured to: when interferencesignals in received data are not obtained, perform frequency offsetestimation on the received data, and obtain a frequency offsetestimation result; after the interference signals in the received dataare obtained, perform frequency offset estimation on the received dataaccording to the interference signals, and obtain a frequency offsetestimation result;

a channel estimating unit, configured to perform channel estimation onthe received data according to the frequency offset estimation result,and obtain a channel estimation result; and

an interference signal obtaining unit, configured to obtain theinterference signals according to the frequency offset estimation resultand the channel estimation result, where the interference signals areused as parameters of the frequency offset estimation.

A system for frequency offset estimation and channel estimation includesthe above apparatus for frequency offset estimation and channelestimation.

By using the method, apparatus, and system for frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation according to the embodiments, in theprocesses of frequency offset estimation and channel estimation,interference signals that neighboring channels generate on local channeldata are obtained; the obtained interference signals are used toeliminate the impact of interference signals in original data on thefrequency offset estimation result, and a frequency offset estimationresult is obtained; the frequency offset estimation result is used toeliminate the impact of the frequency offset on the channel estimationin the channel estimation process, and a channel estimation result isobtained; interference signals are obtained through computationaccording to the obtained channel estimation result and frequency offsetestimation result; and an accurate frequency offset estimation resultand channel estimation result are finally obtained by using a cycliciteration mode. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the embodimentsgreatly increase the accuracy of the frequency offset estimation andchannel estimation.

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The following drawings are provided as an aid in understanding theembodiments. The drawings illustrated exemplary embodiments of theclaims. Other embodiments derived from the disclosed embodiments areunderstood to fall within the scope of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for frequency offset estimation andchannel estimation according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a frequency offset estimating unitaccording to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a channel estimating module accordingto an embodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interference signal obtaining unitaccording to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

An embodiment provides a method for frequency offset estimation andchannel estimation. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes:

101. When interference signals in received data are not obtained,perform frequency offset estimation on the received data, and obtain afrequency offset estimation result; after the interference signals inthe received data are obtained, perform frequency offset estimation onthe received data according to the interference signals, and obtain afrequency offset estimation result.

102. Perform channel estimation on the received data according to thefrequency offset estimation result, and obtain a channel estimationresult.

103. Obtain the interference signals according to the frequency offsetestimation result and the channel estimation result, where theinterference signals are used as parameters of the frequency offsetestimation.

At the initial stage of frequency offset estimation and channelestimation, even if the interference signals in the received data arenot obtained, frequency offset estimation is directly performed on thereceived data, and the frequency offset estimation result is used in thechannel estimation process; channel estimation is performed according tothe frequency offset estimation result, and a channel estimation resultis obtained. Because signal interference in the received data is strong,the obtained frequency offset estimation result and the channelestimation result are inaccurate and cannot be output. In addition, theinterference signals in the received data are obtained according to thefrequency offset estimation result and channel estimation resultobtained at the initial stage. Because the frequency offset estimationresult and the channel estimation result are inaccurate, the obtainedinterference signals are inaccurate. However, after the interferencesignals in the received data are obtained, the interference signalsobtained at the initial stage are used in the frequency offsetestimation process; in the frequency offset estimation process,interference elimination is performed on the received data, frequencyoffset estimation is performed on the received data, and the obtainedfrequency offset estimation result tends to be accurate; channelestimation is performed according to the frequency offset estimationresult, and the obtained channel estimation result also tends to beaccurate; interference signals are obtained according to the abovechannel estimation result and frequency offset estimation result, andthe obtained interference signals also tend to be accurate; a frequencyoffset estimation result and a channel estimation result are obtainedaccording to the obtained interference signals. The above iterationprocess is repeated, and the result obtained in each iteration is moreaccurate than the result obtained in a previous iteration; finally,accurate interference signals can be obtained, and then an accuratefrequency offset estimation result and channel estimation result areobtained.

By using the method for frequency offset estimation and channelestimation according to this embodiment, in the processes of frequencyoffset estimation and channel estimation, interference signals in dataare obtained; the obtained interference signals are used to eliminatethe impact of the interference signals in original data on the frequencyoffset estimation result, and a frequency offset estimation result isobtained; the frequency offset estimation result is used in the channelestimation process to eliminate the impact of the frequency offset onthe channel estimation, and a channel estimation result is obtained; inaddition, a cyclic iteration mode is used to obtain an accuratefrequency offset estimation result and channel estimation resultfinally. Compared with the prior art, the method provided in thisembodiment greatly increases the accuracy of the frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation.

Further, in this embodiment, step 102, that is, the step of performingchannel estimation on the received data according to the frequencyoffset estimation result and obtaining a channel estimation resultincludes:

performing frequency offset correction on the received data according tothe frequency offset estimation result, and obtaining corrected data;and

performing channel estimation on the corrected data according to thefrequency offset estimation result, and obtaining a channel estimationresult.

During channel estimation, the frequency offset in the data causes alarge error in the channel estimation. Therefore, in this embodiment,before the channel estimation is performed, the frequency offsetestimation result obtained in the frequency offset estimation is firstlyused to perform frequency offset correction on the data, and thenchannel estimation is performed on the corrected data; as the frequencyoffset estimation result tends to be accurate, the frequency offset inthe corrected data is reduced gradually and corrected finally. In thisway, the channel estimation process is not affected by the frequencyoffset in the data, and therefore the channel estimation result is moreaccurate.

Further, the method for frequency offset estimation and channelestimation according to this embodiment further includes: outputting thefrequency offset estimation result and channel estimation result thatcomply with a preset standard.

In the mutual iteration process of the channel estimation result,frequency offset estimation result, and interference signals, thechannel estimation result and frequency offset estimation result becomeaccurate gradually; in addition, even after the channel estimationresult and frequency offset estimation result tend to be accurate, theymay still fluctuate. Therefore, the channel estimation result and thefrequency offset estimation result need to be screened on a real-timebasis according to the preset standard. In this embodiment, if thechannel estimation result and the frequency offset estimation resulttend to be accurate, results obtained through multiple iterations withina period of time tend to be stable but may also fluctuate. The presetstandard is that the channel estimation result or the frequency offsetestimation result tends to be stable and does not fluctuate. When thepreset standard is met, the channel estimation result or the frequencyoffset estimation result is output.

Further, in this embodiment, step 101, that is, the step of performingfrequency offset estimation on received data and obtaining a frequencyoffset estimation result specifically includes:

building training sequences of the received data into a matrix, andobtaining a first matrix;

where, to further multiply the first matrix by a matrix of knowntraining sequences, the training sequences of the received data need tobe built into a matrix, where the known training sequences are decodingtraining sequences used to decode the training sequences of the receiveddata;

multiplying the first matrix by a matrix of a known first trainingsequence, and obtaining a frequency offset computation result, where thematrix of the known first training sequence is a matrix obtainedaccording to a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes and usedto compute a frequency offset, that is, it is used to decode trainingsequences of frequency offset information in the training sequences ofthe received data;

where, in this embodiment, the orthogonal codes may be Zadaff-chu codesor walsh codes and the like;

obtaining a frequency offset estimation result, where the frequencyoffset estimation result is a quotient of the frequency offsetcomputation result and the length of the cyclic shift matrix formed byorthogonal codes.

Further, in this embodiment, step 101, that is, the step of performingfrequency offset estimation on received data according to theinterference signals and obtaining a frequency offset estimation resultspecifically includes:

performing main data stream reconstruction on the received dataaccording to the interference signals, eliminating interference ofneighboring channels in the received data, and obtaining de-interferencedata;

building training sequences of the de-interference data into a matrix,and obtaining a third matrix;

multiplying the third matrix by a matrix of a known first trainingsequence, and obtaining a frequency offset computation result, where thematrix of the known first training sequence is a matrix obtainedaccording to a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes and usedto compute the frequency offset; and

obtaining a frequency offset estimation result, where the frequencyoffset estimation result is a quotient of the frequency offsetcomputation result and the length of the cyclic shift matrix formed byorthogonal codes.

Further, in this embodiment, the performing channel estimation on thecorrected data according to the frequency offset estimation result andobtaining a channel estimation result specifically includes:

building training sequences of the corrected data into a matrix, andobtaining a second matrix;

multiplying the second matrix by a matrix of a known second trainingsequence, and obtaining a first computation result of channelestimation, where the matrix of the second training sequence is apseudo-inverse operation result of the cyclic shift matrix formed byorthogonal codes and used to decode frequency offset information in thetraining sequences of the received data;

performing conjugation transposition on the frequency offset estimationresult, and obtaining a frequency offset conjugation transpositionresult;

multiplying the first computation result of channel estimation by thefrequency offset conjugation transposition result, and obtaining asecond computation result of channel estimation; and

multiplying the second computation result of channel estimation by amatrix of a known third training sequence, and obtaining the channelestimation result, where the matrix of the third training sequence is apseudo-inverse operation result of the product of the conjugationtransposition of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes anda selection matrix, where the size of the selection matrix is L×N_(p),row 1 to row L of the selection matrix are unit matrixes, and other rowsare zero, where L refers to the length of channel impulse response ofthe received data and N_(p) refers to the length of the cyclic shiftmatrix formed by orthogonal codes.

Further, in this embodiment, step 103, that is, the step of obtainingthe interference signals according to the frequency offset estimationresult and the channel estimation result, where the interference signalsare used as parameters of the frequency offset estimation, specificallyincludes:

multiplying the channel estimation result by the frequency offsetestimation result, and obtaining an interference signal computationresult; and

performing convolution on the interference signal computation result andthe training sequences of the neighboring channel data, and obtainingthe interference signals, where the neighboring channels refer tochannels that interfere with data of a channel undergoing channelestimation, for example, in a 4×4 MIMO system, there are four channels,and neighboring channels of a channel refer to other three channels thanthe channel.

Further, the following describes the method for frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation according to this embodiment withreference to a specific scenario. Using the 4×4 MIMO system as anexample, frequency offset estimation is performed on each path of data,that is, the training sequences of each path of data are built into amatrix by using a delaying apparatus; the matrix is multiplied by amatrix W that is obtained according to known training sequences and usedto compute a frequency offset; W₁ to W₄ refer to pre-stored matrixesthat are built by the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes andcorrespond to four paths of data in the MIMO. The following is anexample of W_(i), where i=1, 2, 3, 4:

$W_{i} = \begin{bmatrix}S_{i}^{H} & \; & 0 \\0 & \; & S_{i}^{H}\end{bmatrix}$

where S_(i) refers to the cyclic shift matrix formed by the Zadaff-chucodes, H refers to the conjugation transposition, and S_(i) ¹¹ refers tothe conjugation transposition of the matrix S_(i):

$S_{1} = \begin{bmatrix}{s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - 1} \right)} & {s_{u}(18)} & {s_{u}(17)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(0)} \\{s_{u}(0)} & {s_{u}(19)} & {s_{u}(18)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(1)} \\{s_{u}(1)} & {s_{u}(0)} & {s_{u}(19)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(2)} \\{s_{u}(2)} & {s_{u}(1)} & {s_{u}(0)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(3)} \\\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\{s_{u}(16)} & {s_{u}(15)} & {s_{u}(14)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(17)} \\{s_{u}(17)} & {s_{u}(16)} & {s_{u}(15)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(18)} \\{s_{u}(18)} & {s_{u}(17)} & {s_{u}(16)} & \ldots & {s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - 1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}_{N_{p} \times N_{p}}$ $S_{2} = \begin{bmatrix}{s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - L - 1} \right)} & {s_{u}(13)} & {s_{u}(12)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(15)} \\{s_{u}(15)} & {s_{u}(14)} & {s_{u}(13)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(16)} \\{s_{u}(16)} & {s_{u}(15)} & {s_{u}(14)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(17)} \\{s_{u}(17)} & {s_{u}(16)} & {s_{u}(15)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(18)} \\\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\{s_{u}(11)} & {s_{u}(10)} & {s_{u}(9)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(12)} \\{s_{u}(12)} & {s_{u}(11)} & {s_{u}(10)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(13)} \\{s_{u}(13)} & {s_{u}(12)} & {s_{u}(11)} & \ldots & {s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - L - 1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}_{N_{p} \times N_{p}}$ $S_{3} = \begin{bmatrix}{s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - {2L} - 1} \right)} & {s_{u}(8)} & {s_{u}(7)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(10)} \\{s_{u}(10)} & {s_{u}(9)} & {s_{u}(8)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(11)} \\{s_{u}(11)} & {s_{u}(10)} & {s_{u}(9)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(12)} \\{s_{u}(12)} & {s_{u}(11)} & {s_{u}(10)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(13)} \\\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\{s_{u}(6)} & {s_{u}(5)} & {s_{u}(4)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(7)} \\{s_{u}(7)} & {s_{u}(6)} & {s_{u}(5)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(8)} \\{s_{u}(8)} & {s_{u}(7)} & {s_{u}(6)} & \ldots & {s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - {2L} - 1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}_{N_{p} \times N_{p}}$ $S_{4} = \begin{bmatrix}{s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - {3L} - 1} \right)} & {s_{u}(3)} & {s_{u}(2)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(5)} \\{s_{u}(5)} & {s_{u}(4)} & {s_{u}(3)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(6)} \\{s_{u}(6)} & {s_{u}(5)} & {s_{u}(4)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(7)} \\{s_{u}(7)} & {s_{u}(6)} & {s_{u}(5)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(8)} \\\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\{s_{u}(1)} & {s_{u}(0)} & {s_{u}(19)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(2)} \\{s_{u}(2)} & {s_{u}(1)} & {s_{u}(0)} & \ldots & {s_{u}(3)} \\{s_{u}(3)} & {s_{u}(2)} & {s_{u}(1)} & \ldots & {s_{u}\left( {N_{p} - {3L} - 1} \right)}\end{bmatrix}_{N_{p} \times N_{p}}$

where N_(p) refers to the length of the training sequences, and L refersto the length of a multi-path channel impulse response.

When n is an even number, s_(u)(n)=e^(−jπ·u·n) ² _(/N) ^(p) .

When n is an odd number, s_(u)(n)=e^(−jπ·u·n(n+1)/N) ^(p) .

This code complies with the following features:

${\sum\limits_{n = 0}^{N_{p} - 1}{{s_{u}(n)} \cdot {s_{u}^{*}\left( {n - i} \right)}}} = \left\{ \begin{matrix}N_{p} & {i = 0} \\0 & {i \neq 0}\end{matrix} \right.$

A further operation is performed on the product of the above matrixes,and frequency estimation results of the four paths of data are obtained.

In addition, channel estimation is performed on each path of dataaccording to the frequency offset estimation result of each path ofdata, and the channel estimation results of each path of data areobtained, that is, frequency offset correction is firstly performed oneach path of data according to the frequency offset estimation result ofeach path of data, and corrected data of each path of data is obtained;then the training sequences of each path of corrected data are builtinto a matrix by using the delaying apparatus, and are multiplied by aninverse operation result 1 of the matrix (that is, the pseudo-inverseoperation result of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes).The inverse operation result 1 of the matrix may be pinv (S₁), wherepiny refers to a pseudo-inverse operation, and S₁ refers to the cyclicshift matrix formed by Zadaff-chu codes.

Conjugation transposition is performed on the frequency offsetestimation result of each path of data obtained in the previous step,and frequency offset conjugation transposition results of each path ofdata are obtained. The product of the matrix of each path of data ismultiplied by the frequency offset conjugation transposition results ofeach path of data; the product is then multiplied by an inverseoperation result 2 of the matrix (that is, the pseudo-inverse operationresult of a product of the conjugation transposition of the cyclic shiftmatrix formed by orthogonal codes and a selection matrix), and channelestimation results of four paths of data are obtained, where the inverseoperation result 2 of the matrix may be pinv(Δ_(L)·S_(i) ^(H)), whereΔ_(L) refers to the selection matrix, that is, a matrix with the size ofL×N_(p), where row 1 to row L of the matrix are unit matrixes and otherrows are zero.

After the channel estimation result and frequency offset estimationresult are obtained, interference signals of each path of data areobtained according to the channel estimation result and frequency offsetestimation result of each path of data; the channel estimation result ofone path of data is multiplied by the frequency offset estimationresult, and then convolution is performed on the obtained product andtraining sequences of other three paths of data, and interferencesignals of the first path of data may be obtained.

In a process of applying the interference signals of each path of datato the frequency offset estimation of this path of data, that is, beforethe frequency offset estimation is performed, main data streamreconstruction is performed on this path of data; interference that theother three paths of data generate on this path of data is eliminatedaccording to the obtained interference signals, and de-interference dataof this path of data is obtained; and then frequency offset estimationis performed on the de-interference data. The specific process offrequency offset estimation is described in the above process of thisexample.

Because the interference signals of each path of data are eliminated,the corresponding frequency offset estimation result is more accurate.Further, through mutual iterations of the frequency offset estimationresult and the channel estimation result in the channel estimationprocess and frequency offset estimation process, the frequency offsetestimation result and channel estimation result obtained throughcomputation tend to be accurate gradually; if the mean square error ofthe receiver is smaller than a threshold (that is, the preset standardis complied with), the frequency offset estimation result or the channelestimation result may be output, where the threshold is set according toa minimum mean square error finally converged by the system.

By using the method for frequency offset estimation and channelestimation according to this embodiment, in the processes of frequencyoffset estimation and channel estimation, interference signals thatneighboring channels generate on local channel data are obtained; theobtained interference signals are used to eliminate the impact ofinterference signals in original data on the frequency offset estimationresult, and a frequency offset estimation result is obtained; thefrequency offset estimation result is used to eliminate the impact ofthe frequency offset on the channel estimation in the channel estimationprocess, and a channel estimation result is obtained; interferencesignals are obtained through computation according to the obtainedchannel estimation result and frequency offset estimation result; and anaccurate frequency offset estimation result and channel estimationresult are finally obtained by using a cyclic iteration mode. Therefore,compared with the prior art, this embodiment greatly increases theaccuracy of the frequency offset estimation and channel estimation.

An embodiment provides an apparatus for frequency offset estimation andchannel estimation. As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus includes:

a frequency offset estimating unit 1, configured to: when interferencesignals in received data are not obtained, perform frequency offsetestimation on the received data, and obtain a frequency offsetestimation result; after the interference signals in the received dataare obtained, perform frequency offset estimation on the received dataaccording to the interference signals, and obtain a frequency offsetestimation result;

a channel estimating unit 2, configured to perform channel estimation onthe received data according to the frequency estimation result, andobtain a channel estimation result; and

an interference signal obtaining unit 3, configured to obtain theinterference signals according to the frequency offset estimation resultand the channel estimation result, where the interference signals areused as parameters of the frequency offset estimation.

Further, in this embodiment, the channel estimating unit 2 includes:

a frequency offset correcting module 21, configured to perform frequencyoffset correction on the received data according to the frequency offsetestimation result, and obtain corrected data; and

a channel estimating module 22, configured to perform channel estimationon the corrected data according to the frequency offset estimationresult, and obtain a channel estimation result.

Further, the apparatus provided in this embodiment includes anoutputting unit 4 configured to output the channel estimation result andthe frequency offset estimation result that comply with a presetstandard.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the frequency offsetestimating unit 1 includes:

a first delaying module 11, configured to build training sequences ofthe received data into a matrix, and obtain a first matrix, where, tofurther multiply the first matrix by a matrix of known trainingsequences, the training sequences of the received data need to be builtinto a matrix, where the known training sequences are decoding trainingsequences used to decode the training sequences of the received data;

a first multiplier 12, configured to multiply the first matrix by amatrix of a known first training sequence, and obtain a frequency offsetcomputation result, where the matrix of the known first trainingsequence is a matrix obtained according to a cyclic shift matrix formedby orthogonal codes and used to compute the frequency offset; and

a frequency offset computing module 13, configured to obtain thefrequency offset estimation result, where the frequency offsetestimation result is a quotient of the frequency offset computationresult and the length of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonalcodes.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the frequency offsetestimating unit 1 includes:

a main data stream reconstructing module 14, configured to perform maindata stream reconstruction on the received data according to theinterference signals, eliminate interference of neighboring channels inthe received data, and obtain de-interference data; where

the first delaying module 11 is further configured to build trainingsequences of the de-interference data into a matrix, and obtain a thirdmatrix; and

the first multiplier 12 is further configured to multiply the thirdmatrix by the matrix of the known first training sequence, and obtain afrequency offset computation result, where the matrix of the known firsttraining sequence is a matrix obtained according to a cyclic shiftmatrix formed by orthogonal codes and used to compute the frequencyoffset.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the channel estimatingmodule 22 includes:

a second delaying module 23, configured to build training sequences ofthe corrected data into a matrix, and obtain a second matrix;

a second multiplier 24, configured to multiply the second matrix by amatrix of a known second training sequence, and obtain a firstcomputation result of channel estimation, where the matrix of the secondtraining sequence is a pseudo-inverse operation result of the cyclicshift matrix formed by orthogonal codes;

a conjugation transposing module 25, configured to perform conjugationtransposition on the frequency offset estimation result, and obtain afrequency offset conjugation transposition result;

a third multiplier 26, configured to multiply the first computationresult of channel estimation by the frequency offset conjugationtransposition result, and obtain a second computation result of channelestimation; and

a fourth multiplier 27, configured to multiply the second computationresult of channel estimation by a matrix of a known third trainingsequence, and obtain a channel estimation result, where the matrix ofthe third training sequence is a pseudo-inverse operation result of theproduct of the conjugation transposition of the cyclic shift matrixformed by orthogonal codes and a selection matrix, where the size of theselection matrix is L×N_(p), row 1 to row L of the selection matrix areunit matrixes, and other rows are zero, where L refers to a length ofchannel impulse response of the received data and N_(p) refers to thelength of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the interference signalobtaining unit 3 includes:

a fifth multiplier 31, configured to multiply the channel estimationresult by the frequency offset estimation result, and obtain aninterference signal computation result; and

a convoluting module 32, configured to perform convolution on theinterference signal computation result and the training sequences of theneighboring channel data, and obtain the interference signals.

By using the apparatus for frequency offset estimation and channelestimation according to this embodiment, in the processes of frequencyoffset estimation and channel estimation, interference signals thatneighboring channels generate on local channel data are obtained; theobtained interference signals are used to eliminate the impact ofinterference signals in original data on the frequency offset estimationresult, and a frequency offset estimation result is obtained; thefrequency offset estimation result is used to eliminate the impact ofthe frequency offset on the channel estimation in the channel estimationprocess, and a channel estimation result is obtained; interferencesignals are obtained through computation according to the obtainedchannel estimation result and frequency offset estimation result; and anaccurate frequency offset estimation result and channel estimationresult are finally obtained by using a cyclic iteration mode. Therefore,compared with the prior art, this embodiment greatly increases theaccuracy of the frequency offset estimation and channel estimation.

An embodiment also provides a system for frequency offset estimation andchannel estimation. The system includes the apparatus for frequencyoffset estimation and channel estimation according to the foregoingembodiment.

Through the above description of the embodiments, it is clear to personsskilled in the art that the embodiments may be implemented, viainstruction code stored in non-transitory computer readable media, by acomputer. The instruction code may be stored in a, for example, a floppydisk, hard disk, or optical disk of the computer, and contains severalinstructions used to instruct computer equipment (for example, apersonal computer, a server, or network equipment) to perform theoperations described above.

The foregoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended tolimit the scope of the claims. Variations or replacements may be made bypersons skilled in the art to the disclosed embodiments. Suchembodiments are understood to fall within the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for performing frequency offsetestimation and channel estimation, comprising: when interference signalsin received data are not obtained, performing frequency offsetestimation on the received data, and obtaining a first frequency offsetestimation result; after the interference signals in the received dataare obtained, performing frequency offset estimation on the receiveddata according to the interference signals, and obtaining a secondfrequency offset estimation result; performing channel estimation on thereceived data according to the first and the second frequency offsetestimation results, and obtaining a channel estimation result; andobtaining the interference signals according to the first or the secondfrequency offset estimation result and the channel estimation result,wherein the interference signals are used as parameters of the secondfrequency offset estimation.
 2. The method according to claim 1, whereinperforming channel estimation on the received data according to thefirst and second frequency offset estimation results and obtaining achannel estimation result comprises: performing frequency offsetcorrection on the received data according to the first and secondfrequency offset estimation result; obtaining corrected data; andperforming channel estimation on the corrected data according to thefirst and second frequency offset estimation results; and obtaining thechannel estimation result.
 3. The method according to claim 1, furthercomprising: outputting the channel estimation result and the first andsecond frequency offset estimation results that comply with a presetstandard.
 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein performingfrequency offset estimation on the received data and obtaining a firstand second frequency offset estimation results comprises: buildingtraining sequences of the received data into a matrix; obtaining a firstmatrix; multiplying the first matrix by a matrix of a known firsttraining sequence; obtaining a frequency offset computation result,wherein the matrix of the known first training sequence is a matrixobtained according to a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codesand used to compute a frequency offset; and obtaining the first andsecond frequency offset estimation results, wherein the first and secondfrequency offset estimation results are quotients of the frequencyoffset computation result and the length of the cyclic shift matrixformed by orthogonal codes.
 5. The method according to claim 1, whereinperforming frequency offset estimation on the received data according tothe interference signals and obtaining the first and second frequencyoffset estimation results comprises: performing main data streamreconstruction on the received data according to the interferencesignals; eliminating interference of neighboring channels in thereceived data; obtaining de-interference data; building trainingsequences of the de-interference data into a matrix; obtaining a thirdmatrix; multiplying the third matrix by a matrix of a known firsttraining sequence; obtaining a frequency offset computation result,wherein the matrix of the known first training sequence is a matrixobtained according to a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codesand used to compute a frequency offset; and obtaining the first andsecond frequency offset estimation results, wherein the first and secondfrequency offset estimation results are quotients of the frequencyoffset computation result and the length of the cyclic shift matrixformed by orthogonal codes.
 6. The method according to claim 2, whereinperforming channel estimation on the corrected data according to thefirst and second frequency offset estimation results and obtaining achannel estimation result comprises: building training sequences of thecorrected data into a matrix; obtaining a second matrix; multiplying thesecond matrix by a matrix of a known second training sequence; obtaininga first computation result of channel estimation, wherein the matrix ofthe known second training sequence is a pseudo-inverse operation resultof a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes; performingconjugation transposition on the frequency offset estimation result;obtaining a frequency offset conjugation transposition result;multiplying the first computation result of channel estimation by thefrequency offset conjugation transposition result; obtaining a secondcomputation result of channel estimation; and multiplying the secondcomputation result of channel estimation by a matrix of a known thirdtraining sequence; obtaining the channel estimation result, wherein thematrix of the known third training sequence is a pseudo-inverseoperation result of a product of the conjugation transposition of thecyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes and a selection matrix,wherein a size of the selection matrix is L×N_(p), row 1 to row L of theselection matrix are unit matrixes, and other rows are zero, wherein Lrefers to a length of a channel impulse response of the received dataand N_(p) refers to the length of the cyclic shift matrix formed byorthogonal codes.
 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtainingthe interference signals according to the first and second frequencyoffset estimation results and the channel estimation result comprises:multiplying the channel estimation result by the first and secondfrequency offset estimation result, and obtaining an interference signalcomputation result; and performing convolution on the interferencesignal computation result and training sequences of neighboring channeldata; and obtaining the interference signals.
 8. An apparatus forfrequency offset estimation and channel estimation, comprising: afrequency offset estimating unit configured to: when interferencesignals in received data are not obtained, perform frequency offsetestimation on the received data, and obtain a first frequency offsetestimation result; after the interference signals in the received dataare obtained, perform frequency offset estimation on the received dataaccording to the interference signals, and obtain a second frequencyoffset estimation result; a channel estimating unit configured toperform channel estimation on the received data according to the firstand second frequency offset estimation results, and obtain a channelestimation result; and an interference signal obtaining unit configuredto obtain the interference signals according to the frequency offsetestimation result and the channel estimation result, wherein theinterference signals are used as parameters of the frequency offsetestimation.
 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the channelestimating unit comprises: a frequency offset correcting moduleconfigured to perform frequency offset correction on the received dataaccording to the first and second frequency offset estimation result,and obtain corrected data; and a channel estimating module configured toperform channel estimation on the corrected data according to the firstand second frequency offset estimation results, and obtain a channelestimation result.
 10. The apparatus according to claim 8, furthercomprising: an outputting unit configured to output the channelestimation result and the first and second frequency offset estimationresults that comply with a preset standard.
 11. The apparatus accordingto claim 8, wherein the frequency offset estimating unit comprises: afirst delaying module configured to build training sequences of thereceived data into a matrix, and obtain a first matrix; a firstmultiplier configured to multiply the first matrix by a matrix of aknown first training sequence, and obtain a frequency offset computationresult, wherein the matrix of the known first training sequence is amatrix obtained according to a cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonalcodes and used to compute a frequency offset; and a frequency offsetcomputing module configured to obtain the first and second frequencyoffset estimation results, wherein the first and second frequency offsetestimation result are quotients of the frequency offset computationresult and the length of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonalcodes.
 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the frequencyoffset estimating unit further comprises: a main data streamreconstructing module configured to perform main data streamreconstruction on the received data according to the interferencesignals, eliminate interference of neighboring channels in the receiveddata, and obtain de-interference data; wherein the first delaying moduleis further configured to build training sequences of the de-interferencedata into a matrix, and obtain a third matrix; and the first multiplieris further configured to multiply the third matrix by the matrix of theknown first training sequence, and obtain a frequency offset computationresult, wherein the matrix of the known first training sequence is amatrix obtained according to the cyclic shift matrix formed byorthogonal codes and used to compute the frequency offset.
 13. Theapparatus according to claim 9, wherein the channel estimating modulecomprises: a second delaying module configured to build trainingsequences of the corrected data into a matrix, and obtain a secondmatrix; a second multiplier configured to multiply the second matrix bya matrix of a known second training sequence, and obtain a firstcomputation result of channel estimation, wherein the matrix of theknown second training sequence is a pseudo-inverse operation result of acyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes; a conjugationtransposing module configured to perform conjugation transposition onthe first and second frequency offset estimation result, and obtain afrequency offset conjugation transposition result; a third multiplierconfigured to multiply the first computation result of channelestimation by the frequency offset conjugation transposition result, andobtain a second computation result of channel estimation; and a fourthmultiplier configured to multiply the second computation result ofchannel estimation by a matrix of a known third training sequence, andobtain the channel estimation result, wherein the matrix of the knownthird training sequence is a pseudo-inverse operation result of aproduct of the conjugation transposition of the cyclic shift matrixformed by orthogonal codes and a selection matrix, wherein the size ofthe selection matrix is L×N_(p), row 1 to row L of the selection matrixare unit matrixes, and other rows are zero, wherein L refers to a lengthof channel an impulse response of the received data and N_(p) refers tothe length of the cyclic shift matrix formed by orthogonal codes. 14.The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the interference signalobtaining unit comprises: a fifth multiplier configured to multiply thechannel estimation result by the frequency offset estimation result, andobtain an interference signal computation result; and a convolutingmodule configured to perform convolution on the interference signalcomputation result and training sequences of neighboring channel data,and obtain the interference signals.